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单词 intaglio
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intaglio

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in·ta·glio

I0175400 (ĭn-tăl′yō, -täl′-)n. pl. inta·glios 1. a. A figure or design carved into or beneath the surface of hard metal or stone.b. The art or process of carving a design in this manner.2. A gemstone carved in intaglio.3. Printing done with a plate bearing an image in intaglio.4. A die incised so as to produce a design in relief.
[Italian, from intagliare, to engrave : in-, in (from Latin; see in-2) + tagliare, to cut (from Vulgar Latin *talliāre, from Late Latin tāliāre; see tailor).]

intaglio

(ɪnˈtɑːlɪˌəʊ) n, pl -lios or -li (-ljiː) 1. (Jewellery) a seal, gem, etc, ornamented with a sunken or incised design, as opposed to a design in relief. Compare cameo2. (Art Terms) the art or process of incised carving3. (Art Terms) a design, figure, or ornamentation carved, engraved, or etched into the surface of the material used4. (Art Terms) any of various printing techniques using an etched or engraved plate. The whole plate is smeared with ink, the surface wiped clean, and the ink in the recesses then transferred to the paper or other material5. (Tools) an incised die used to make a design in relief[C17: from Italian, from intagliare to engrave, from tagliare to cut, from Late Latin tāliāre; see tailor] intagliated adj

in•tagl•io

(ɪnˈtæl yoʊ, -ˈtɑl-)

n., pl. -tagl•ios, -ta•gli (-ˈtæl yi, -ˈtɑl-)

v. n. 1. incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief. 2. ornamentation with a figure or design sunk below the surface. 3. a figure or design so produced. 4. a gem, seal, piece of jewelry, etc., cut with an incised or sunken design. 5. an incised or countersunk die. 6. a printing process in which a design or text is recessed below the surface of a plate so that when ink is applied and the excess wiped off, ink remains in the grooves for transfer to paper. v.t. 7. to incise or display in intaglio. [1635–45; < Italian, derivative of intagliare to cut in, engrave =in- in-2 + tagliare to cut < Late Latin tāliāre; see tailor]

intaglio

1. Carving in which the design is cut into the surface. Compare relief.2. Carving in small scale, as on a gemstone, the design being cut into the surface. Hence any such form of printmaking process such as etching (as opposed to a cameo gem or relief etching, and a woodcut in which the ground is cut away leaving a projecting design).
Thesaurus
Noun1.intaglio - a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plateintaglio - a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the printgravure, intaglio printingprinting process, printing - reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publicationphotogravure - printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods
2.intaglio - glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo)diaglyphglyptic art, glyptography - carvings or engravings (especially on precious stones)
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intaglio

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intaglio

(ĭntăl`yō, –täl`–), design cut into stone or other material or etched or engraved in a metal plate, producing a concave, instead of a convex, effect. It is the reverse of a relief or cameocameo
, small relief carving, usually on striated precious or semiprecious stones or on shell. The design, often a portrait head, is commonly cut in the light-colored vein, and the dark one is left as the background.
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. The term also designates a gem so cut. Seals and signet rings usually bear intaglio designs, so that when stamped upon wax or other plastic substance the impression is in relief. See engravingengraving,
in its broadest sense, the art of cutting lines in metal, wood, or other material either for decoration or for reproduction through printing. In its narrowest sense, it is an intaglio printing process in which the lines are cut in a metal plate with a graver, or burin.
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; etchingetching,
the art of engraving with acid on metal; also the print taken from the metal plate so engraved. In hard-ground etching the plate, usually of copper or zinc, is given a thin coating or ground of acid-resistant resin.
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; printingprinting,
means of producing reproductions of written material or images in multiple copies. There are four traditional types of printing: relief printing (with which this article is mainly concerned), intaglio, lithography, and screen process printing.
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Intaglio

Incised carving in which the forms are hollowed out of the surface; the relief in reverse, often used as a mold.

Intaglio

 

a cut stone or gem, with a sunken design. Intaglios were used mainly as seals. They originated in the ancient East in the fourth millennium B.C. and were widespread in classical antiquity.

intaglio

[in′tal·yō] (lapidary) A type of carved gemstone in which the figure is engraved on the surface of the stone rather than left in relief by cutting away the background, as in a cameo.

intaglio

1. Incised engraving, as opposed to carving in relief. 2. The work producing such an object.

intaglio

1. the art or process of incised carving 2. a design, figure, or ornamentation carved, engraved, or etched into the surface of the material used 3. any of various printing techniques using an etched or engraved plate. The whole plate is smeared with ink, the surface wiped clean, and the ink in the recesses then transferred to the paper or other material 4. an incised die used to make a design in relief

intaglio

enUK
  • noun

Synonyms for intaglio

noun a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate

Synonyms

  • gravure
  • intaglio printing

Related Words

  • printing process
  • printing
  • photogravure

noun glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo)

Synonyms

  • diaglyph

Related Words

  • glyptic art
  • glyptography
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